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A proud unapologetic Black trans woman speaking truth to power and discussing the world around her since 2006

Friday, December 26, 2008

A Transsistah's Secret-Legs

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She's got legs, she knows how to use them. She never begs, she knows how to choose them. She's holdin' legs wonderin' how to...
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Canaries In The Memphis Civic Coal Mine

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When this video first got uploaded to YouTube a few months ago, I thought about posting and commenting on it based on the lousy reporting i...
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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Eartha Kitt Dies

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Y'all know how much I love Eartha Kitt. I was saddened to find out she died today of colon cancer at 81. She went from being an ostr...
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Another Memphis Transwoman Shot

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Here we go again in Memphis, TN. A transwoman was shot in the face and is in critical condition. Memphis police say the shooting happened s...
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Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas to all my TransGriot readers around the world! This Christmas season also marks the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Apollo 8 ...
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Catholic Church Is STILL Hatin' on Transgender People

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What the frack is wrong with the old Nazi who's running thangs in the Catholic Church? Of all the things going wrong in the world thes...
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2008 TIME Magazine Person of the Year

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If you had any doubt who TIME Magazine would choose as their Person of the Year, now you know. The runners up for the honor were Henry Pa...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Historic Meeting Of African Transactivists

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TransGriot Note: This is wonderful news! Transgender people on the second largest continent on Planet Earth are getting together and gettin...
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Monday, December 22, 2008

Dear Diego

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Dear Diego, This may come as a surprise that you're seeing this open letter from me, one of the more vehement critics of HRC and your n...

Oh,You One Of Them Smart B*****s

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Over the years I've gotten to know some wonderful people who are part of the female illusionist and pageant sectors of our community. ...
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Dag, White Gays-Stop Trippin'

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What's up with the sniping and whining coming from some quarters of the white gay community concerning our president elect? I suspect s...
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Sunday, December 21, 2008

Grandma Just Got Busted In A Drug Deal

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TransGriot Note: It's time for another holiday song rewrite! This one was spawned by the news that Sherry Johnston, mother of Levi John...

Louisville Central Repeats

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One of the things that I immediately noticed when I moved here was the difference in the level of interest in high school football versus th...
Saturday, December 20, 2008

A Transsistah's Secret-Facial Hair Removal

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One of the things that annoys any phase of transwoman to no end, be she pre, post or non op is plucking stray facial hairs or picking up a r...
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Friday, December 19, 2008

Under New Management In One Month

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We are only one month away from the United States being under new management. I can't wait to see the inauguration, the parades, the ...
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2008 Weblog Awards Finalist Schedule

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If you're wondering what's up with the 2008 Weblog Award s like I am, since I was nominated for two categories, (Best LGBT Blog Aw...
Thursday, December 18, 2008

2008-The Year Of The Black Transperson

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Ever since Christine Jorgensen stepped off the plane in New York from Denmark in 1953, the media coverage concerning transgender people has ...
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Documentary-She's My Son

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I posted the article a few months ago about the award winning documentary She's My Son by Indrani Kopal. It peeks into the lives of M...
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Monica Roberts
Monica Roberts, AKA the TransGriot (Gree-oh) is a native Houstonian, GLAAD award winning blogger, writer, and award winning trans human rights advocate. She's the founding editor of TransGriot, and her writing has appeared at the Bilerico Project, Ebony.com, The Huffington Post and the Advocate. She works to foster understanding and acceptance of trans people inside and outside communities of color. Among her many honors are the Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer Award, the Robert Coles Call of Service Award. the Barbara Jordan Breaking Barriers Award, and the 2020 Susan J Hyde Award for Longevity In The Movement
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